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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2013 Mar 5;150(2):540–545. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.01.033

Table 1.

Results of logistic regression analysis predicting lifetime suicide attempt status in a US nationally representative sample

% B S.E. Wald P OR 95% CI χ2 Δ p R2
Demographics 130.64 < .001 .06
 Age -- −0.03 0.01 50.19 < .001 0.97 0.96 – 0.98
 Gender (female = 2) -- 0.57 0.14 16.98 < .001 1.76 1.34 – 2.31
 Education level -- −021 0.06 11.37 .001 0.81 0.72 – 0.92
Psychiatric History 358.51 < .001 .21
 Alcohol dependence 4.8 0.41 0.15 6.95 .008 1.59 1.11– 2.03
 Drug dependence 2.9 0.22 0.22 0.99 .320 1.22 0.81 – 1.90
 Major depression 16.6 0.71 0.15 23.28 < .001 2.04 1.53 – 2.72
 Dysthymia 4.0 0.36 0.18 3.81 .051 1.43 0.99 – 2.04
 Bipolar I/II/Subthreshold 4.4 0.79 0.2 15.84 < .001 2.16 1.35 – 2.46
 Generalized anxiety disorder 7.8 0.6 0.15 15.47 < .001 1.82 1.05 – 2.15
 Panic Disorder 4.7 0.41 0.18 5.05 0.03 1.51 1.07 – 1.99
 Post-traumatic stress disorder 6.2 0.38 0.16 5.69 0.02 1.46 1.08 – 1.88
 Social anxiety disorder 12.1 0.35 0.14 6.27 0.01 1.42 0.76 – 1.34
 Specific phobia 12.5 0.01 0.15 < .001 0.95 1.01 1.08 – 1.41
 Sleep difficulties -- 0.21 0.07 9.56 < 0.01 1.23 1.35 – 2.46
Family of origin variables 31.18 < .001 .23
 Paternal suicide attempt 1.1 0.08 0.29 0.07 .797 1.08 0.61 – 1.90
 Maternal suicide attempt 2.0 0.71 0.36 3.84 .050 2.02 1.00 – 4.10
 Parents divorced before age 15 12.6 0.46 0.14 11.17 .001 1.59 1.21 – 2.09
 Parent died before age 15 3.7 0.51 0.19 7.33 .007 1.67 1.15 – 2.42
Help seeking behaviors 102.81 < .001 .27
 Hospitalized for psychiatric reasons 3.7 1.33 48.93 42.37 < .001 3.77 2.60 – 5.46
 Treated by mental health professional 2.8 −0.16 0.18 0.14 .675 0.85 0.40 – 1.81
 Joined a therapy group/self help group 7.5 0.58 13.68 17.95 < .001 1.79 1.32 – 2.44
 Joined online self-help group 1.1 0.43 1.84 0.98 .174 1.54 0.83 – 2.85
 Called a crisis hotline 2.7 1.11 32.29 24.91 < .001 3.04 2.07 – 4.46
Social Support 18.33 < .001 .28
 Total social support from friends/family -- −0.39 0.09 18.58 < .001 0.68 0.57 – 0.81

Note. χ2 Δ = Model χ2 Δ; R2 = Nagelkerke R2.